Window-tent.



PATBNTBD MAR; 20,'1-9'06. l'

No. 815,622. f

- W. B..MOLAUGHLIN.

WINDOW'TENT.

v.wPLIoAcrIoN FILED No .z5 1904. t"

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Y Be it" known ,that-1, WHARTON, B; MC- LAUGHLIN., a citizen'of the-United States,

and lareusident of .theictyof NewYork, vbr- 5 ough of. l\ /L z anhattan,in' thefcounty and-State' efNeWYork, haveinvented a 'neW-"andlml--- pIOve'd'WindoW-Tent,jofwhieh'the follwing 4. a full,.'c'le'ar;r and exact desriptionz; f.

many Ways and in someoases dangerous.'

The 'latter is ractially'impossibley of ccm- .plete accomp ishment .n nder 'present condizo tionsand'when most effectivelyferformedis necessarily accompanied dra It is the ob'jeet` of-fmy invention .to avoid all the iiiliciilties of bothfsystemmto provide #means Wherehy ap'erso'n may reeeive all lthe same'timeget the benefit vofthe Warmth within thetoom i without Ventilating the.' rooni itself; 'tqjprovide for 'supplying the..

. gofwarmed; 'if desired Without v:any *possibility Wastingthelfheatf of the room; to p'oyidlej fresh air forfth sleeper Without'the creation of'injurioiis drafts: and ltoshelter the 'sleeper 35 fremfthe'inclemene of.theweather.x .These which may. be apllied to' a' i 40 and which While supplyingthe sleeper fresh air frbm Without 5 fj Reference is to-'be' hadtoithe ac'onipany# gurgs -v lfgure 1 vis a perspective viewshowing o ne f ence indicate correspqndingpartsin all the .i "ornpi iny invention applied to'za Window'.

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sents fa 'shie d tent'or canopy Suported y, af

l. haveshown a ypair fof.'u'piiglits*en` tachedato the sides ofthe'bed" arid 'provided thenbpeninggwhlc' may' mbe ima desired 'fasteningdeviceoperable-fromthe eernnnrrfien;

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specification bf Letters retenu Patented March ec', ieoe.- 1 ,A ippiicaeonnednovember 25,1904. seriauaasazoa pair of rods Il, constitutingfa aine.. upon' `6 4 v 'which the' fabric, Vrnlolr-rz other ni'aterial Qf whichthe e'an'o'p'y'f iacenipsed 1s sread; T-hese rods maybe supported-ln' anylesired Hap. atc'ani 'oeY appliedy 'to a bed,

With fastening. devices cy, 'by nleans' of `Whh therodsb are-.securedto them." l have also'l shownfa strip fof-Wood, metal,`r or 'other maf-1 f. 1 terl'lfbl; Secured in desiredf manner ltethe i t t'opof the canopy. and 'attached vto thebottoni-lz ofthe window-sash e. fThe-tent-orzcano y isA also*proyidedwithoposite sideiapsw "ch f ai'epreferahly vertica andtare'ada ftedto'bef qtuckedlbetween the springs'f"`^an the matifvtressmiin anydesired-positionwhere theyf v will be heldby the bed itselt; 'They are con--V nected bye stri t g, Whichfextends along-v: A thehead or Aside ofthe bedandalong the-,hot'. f f

torni ofthe Windwltc reyent the admission ,fof air between the Win ovv-sill .andthe bede, and thismstirh)vv isapreferably' securedwto thee Wil'idow l"sill 'at g in any desired manner= e It Willvbenpticefd'that the .parts 51,2 and'lg, as?

Well as'thfe lower ends of .the flaps f'are seeuredfo'r' attached to theidierent. partsof 'the bedin suchainanner as toprevent the` 9e entrane of air vall around the device.A lhis j '.insuresthatthe sleeper;l Whe places head.- 'Within the tent or -can9py,wi ll 'no tfbreathe y any of the airLof the' roem, al1, the air coming 'from' rthe,opening a3 the'front of thel device.:- fl'twllalso be. 'observed-that the front end a 'proj ets1`ontwardly' `and Slants downwardly tOf a. vslight extent, `sofas to provide shelter from 'the y'vfeatlie'r,v and thattheop osite side' tion of the 'top tol aid-'in this design; i A Cli1"e c1 ,A .1 Wind blowing from the side Will thus Abe me i Witholit 'being directlyin lthe Wind The'tnpfof the caopyis rovided with a.`slit`at'd, which' b previ ed'with buttons aPf or any'other inside, so that it can be opened and closed by a erson within. v ofpexit and entrance, and also provides. for closing the dev-ice to effectually prevent the entrance of air from the rooin.

The manner of using the device will be obvious, and the manner in which it is supplied with air will also be readily understood. On account of the heat of the room or the heat of the body of the user a gentle current of air will constantly be passing up upon the inside of the canopy and out at tliepoint a', and the space taken up by this current of air must be supplied throughthe opening 'd3 in the front.

This will be supplied chiefly at the bottom. Thus a' constant circulation of fresh air Without any'violent drafts will be produced-,and

the sleeper will be entirely protected while receiving all the benefit of sleeping in the open air. y

Although I have illustrated this particular form which my invention may take, `it will be readily understood that it may be embodied in many -other forms and that the bed or cot may readily be turned in some other position-as, for example, with its side to the wall instead of its head-and in this case that difi feigent supporti ng means will be employed, the

uprights c not being convenient when the bed is turned in the'other direction. A

One other form in which I have conti-nii"- lated em yloying`v my invention -i-s' shiwn in igs. d an' 5. In these iigiiies a frame h is placed in the window below the'i'saslg., in the same manner les a screen. This frame may beadjustable in any desired manner and can4 be provided with all the usual equipments that are` applied to window-screens, and it will be apparent that `it will do away with the necessity of the uprights c 'and the strip d, the supporting-rods being fastened directly to the framev and the canopy being also fastened to the frame throughout its peri hery. In this form also the bed or cot could) be placed parallel with the wall without material changes. f s

It will be evident that by constructing a window-tent in accordance with the principle set forth above, whether in the forms' illustrated or in any other forms, the advantages which are mentioned in the second aragra h of this 'specification will be secure and t e disadvantages of the arrangements which have heretofore been known Will be overcome. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentv 1. A shield having means for mountin it in a window, and proJecting' in opposite irections from the window when secured in' place therein;

2. A window-shield having means for supporting it in a Window and portions projecting in opposite directionsrom the window, the portion projecting inwardly'being closed This provides ready means l except for a space adapted to lit and to be closed by a bed or cot.

3. A window-shield havi ineans ioreonnesting it with a `window an4 p 'eventim air from passing between its outside snaces sind the window, and also having flaps extending inwardly from the window, said naps being constructed and adapted to engagea bed or the like and to revnt the passage 0i air between them and he bed. 4. A shield havin mounting it inra winl ow or the like, and iaving a si e of limp, pliable material sloping downwardly from said top; said sloplngsldeI being longitudinally divided and with means for removably fastening thereof together.

5. A shield having means near its top for mounting it in a window or the like, a side sloping downwardly from said tog, opposite side flaps and means for prevent g the enrovi-ded ldie parts 1 means near its to ier 5 trance of air within the device iront the rotin in which it is located.

6. A shield having means near its to for mounting it in a window or the like, and aving a side extending inwardly iroin the 'v'v'indow. when secured in place t ierein, and side flaps; and diront 'strip at the bottom extendthe window-sill, said side flaps and front strip having flaps adapted to be tucked. into a bed or the-like.

7. A shield having means ior mounting it in a window or like opening in a walhssid shield projecting inwardly and also `rojecting outwardly from the window, t e outwardly-proj ecting, portion bein open and the inwardly-projectmg portion be adapted to be closed y a hedor the likes 8. A shield haying means for mounting it in a window or like opening the wall of a room, said shield projteeti into the room and also rejecting on war the with dow ort e like, t e shield being open as to its outer side andadapted to be closed b a bed as to its inner side, said shield ha means for connecting it with a bed.

9. A shield or tent having means for mounting it in a window or like opening and havin a portion projecting) inwardly said inwar ly-projeoting portion ein ada led to be closed on its inner side by a be or t elike said shield having means for connecting 1li with s bed.

10` A shield ortent adapted to be secured in a windowand open as to one side which is exposed to theo en air, said shield or tent being closed on al sides within the window.

1 1. The combination With-a bed, of a shield or tent therefor, said shield or tent ha all sides adjacent-to the bed closed Ato prevent the passage of air therethrough, but having an opening in one side exposed to the open 8,11.'

12. A shield or hood adapted toy be connected with a bed or the like and provided rig ,:With an epenin in one side, means for'sup- "porting the shie d with sald opening exposed ortion ofto theo en air and With the main the shie d located over the head o the bed,

pointsexcept through said openin 13. Ashield orhood adapted .to e connect- 'ed with a bed'or thel like being open as to one side, .means forsupporting the'shield with .with t said oplen side exposed to the ol en air and over the head of the bed,l the shield havin means for closing the inner portion thereo j around the adjacent portion of the bed theree main' portion of the shield locatedby providing means for preventing the en- I trance of'air withinthe. shield from all points except through the said opening, the shield also having a sloping u per side or top' for facilitating the escape o air warmed by the breath lor the 'occupant-'or by contactof the air adjacent to the ed, the heated air Within the shield upon rising into contact with said side to the opening.

In testimony whereof I Ahave signed my nameto this specification inthe presence of twosubscribin Witnesses. l j

WHA TONv B. MGLAUGHLIN. Witnesses: Y .v

JNO. M. RITTER, ALBERT E. FAY.'

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